GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chafe | irritate |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |